HPC Meeting Date: July 5, 2023
To: Members of the Heritage Preservation Commission
From: Rev?e Needham, Assistant City Planner
Title
Pre-Application Design Review for New Construction at the former Archer House site.
Body
Action Requested:
The Heritage Preservation Commission is asked to hear a presentation on preliminary plans for new construction on the site of the former Archer House and provide feedback.
Summary Report:
New Construction is proposed on the site of the former Archer House at 212 Division St S. The Archer House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as contributing to the Northfield Commercial Historic District. This property is located within the Downtown (C-1) and Historic (H-O) zoning districts. The property is approximately 0.56 acres and is located adjacent to the Medical Arts Building to the north and Nutting Block Building to the south. The Cannon River is located to the west and Division Street is to the east, across the street from the Northfield Public Library. The property is also partially within the floodplain.
New construction within the H-O district requires a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) issued by the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC), as outlined in the Land Development Code Section 8.5.8. The Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office has confirmed that they do not need to review the construction plans unless the owners pursue federal financing.
The property is owned by Manawa LLC and in preparation for submittal of a COA application, the project team is seeking initial feedback from the HPC. Preliminary plans are attached to the staff report and the architect, Bob Loken of ESG, will be presenting. These plans are preliminary and do not include all the details and construction notes at this time.
The new construction is for a mixed use residential and commercial building. The property slopes towards to river and includes a lower level of parking, street level with two commer...
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